Somatics describes a field within bodywork and movement studies which emphasizes internal physical perception and personal embodied experience.

Clinical Somatics teaches you how to take care of your musculoskeletal functioning by releasing your own muscle tension, relieving your own pain, and retraining your own posture and …

Apr 5, 2019 · Somatics holds that many of us humans, especially in post-industrial, late-capitalist societies, mistrust our physical self and rely heavily on thinking and rumination, so we walk …

Feb 2, 2024 · Various terms exist for this type of body-focused therapy including somatics, body psychotherapy and somatic psychotherapy. The word somatic means “of, relating to, or …

May 28, 2024 · On its own, the word “somatic” is defined as “relating to the body” as distinct from the mind or psyche. You have a somatic nervous system and somatic cells, and you can …

May 31, 2024 · The term “somatics” was popularized in the 1970s by Thomas Hanna, a philosopher and movement educator. Hanna used the term to describe a field of study that …

Jul 7, 2023 · Somatic therapy explores how the body expresses deeply painful experiences, applying mind-body healing to aid with trauma recovery. By Maureen Salamon, Executive …

Apr 17, 2020 · Somatics uses the mind-body connection to help you survey your internal self and listen to signals from your body on pain, discomfort, or imbalance. Somatic therapy …

Somatics addresses chronic muscular tension and pain by focusing on the brain’s role in sensing and organizing movement. The result is improved muscle function and sensory awareness. …

Somatics is all about learning how to use your brain to quickly release muscular tension and restore voluntary muscle control. This is achieved via a technique called Pandiculation.